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Noli also overtaken by 3 other aspirants
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By Rommel C. Lontayao, Reporter
One in three Filipinos prefers Sen. Manuel Villar Jr. as the leader
who will replace President Gloria Arroyo in 2010, results of a
nationwide Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey showed on Wednesday.
Among probable presidential candidates in next
year’s elections, Villar stood out as the leader most preferred by
33 percent of Filipinos to replace President Gloria Arroyo, whose
term will expire in 2010.
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NO ‘DIRECT’ GOVT GUARANTEE FOR LAIBAN PROJECT – MWSS
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The Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System (MWSS) said in a
press statement that the Laiban dam deal with San Miguel Corp. would
not require a direct government guarantee.
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NTC buckles, clarifies memorandum circular on mobile text spam
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Mobile phone content providers announced they would pull out their
appeal before the two regional trial courts to bar government from
prohibiting broadcast advertising or push messages after the
National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) clarified some
provision of the circular.
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Priests, not politicos, offer highest service
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The priesthood is still the highest form of service to the
community, a high-ranking official of the Catholic Bishops’
Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) said Wednesday.
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GMO rice crucial in battle vs. drought
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Genetic modification may be the only viable way to produce
sufficient quantities of rice in the future as drought, climate
change and dwindling acreage impact yields, experts said in a new
report.
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Oil prices ease in Asian trade
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SINGAPORE: Oil eased in Asian trade Wednesday after recent gains
fuelled largely by an upsurge in global stock markets, analysts
said.
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Spain needs more nurses, DFA reports
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Spain, despite suffering from the global economic crisis, was still
in need of foreign nurses including Filipinos, the Department of
Foreign Affairs announced Wednesday.
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‘Cheche’ pleads not guilty to wiretapping
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Broadcast journalist Cecilia “Cheche” Lazaro on Wednesday
pleaded “not guilty” to the wiretapping charges filed against
her by an executive of the Government Service Insurance System (GSIS)
before the Pasay City Metropolitan Trial Court.
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Fed chief Bernanke not yet ready to ease accelerator
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WASHINGTON, D.C.: Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke told
lawmakers Tuesday (Wednesday in Manila) that recovery is coming but
that now is not the time to relent on aggressive efforts to jolt the
economy from recession.
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Hillary fears North Korea, Myanmar nuclear links
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PHUKET, Thailand: US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton expressed
concerns Wednesday that North Korea could be sharing nuclear
technology with Myanmar, posing a worrying new threat to regional
security.
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